Dear Councilor,
As I am a Canadian citizen, I have two homes in GTA, one in Toronto and one in Pickering; I have retired and live in these two homes randomly during the year. Known you decided to charge Vacant Homes Tax I very upset, I need this two homes to live whenever things change, but sometimes the home will empty, I paid the Real estate agents, Lawyer, bank mortgage, HST, Property tax, condo management fee which government already got lots of money from me annually. This is my own property and assets which I purchased it, why don't I have right to decided whether leave it empty or not? Please explain it. Lots of people can’t afford a car and food, why not a “Vacant car tax” been issued and the food markets been force to lower their prices.
As I am a Canadian citizen, I have two homes in GTA, one in Toronto and one in Pickering; I have retired and live in these two homes randomly during the year. Known you decided to charge Vacant Homes Tax I very upset, I need this two homes to live whenever things change, but sometimes the home will empty, I paid the Real estate agents, Lawyer, bank mortgage, HST, Property tax, condo management fee which government already got lots of money from me annually. This is my own property and assets which I purchased it, why don't I have right to decided whether leave it empty or not? Please explain it. Lots of people can’t afford a car and food, why not a “Vacant car tax” been issued and the food markets been force to lower their prices.